hog linen.
/ˈhɒɡ lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɔɡ ˌlaɪn/, /ˈhɑɡ ˌlaɪn/ Curling.
Either of two distance lines drawn across the rink parallel to the backboard, the first marking the point at which the stone must be released, and the second being the line that the stone must cross to be in play. Cf. hog n.1 12a, hog score n.
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1891 Manitoba Daily Free Press 10 Dec. 5/2 The ‘bee’ circles and ‘hog’ lines were marked out at opposite ends of the rear counter.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 13 May 3/1 There is no reason in the world why you should not mark out a ‘hog’ line with whitewash.
1963 Times 25 Feb. p. xvi/2 Briefly, the rule allows a curler to keep his grip on his rock until the first hog line is reached—a distance of 32 feet from the hack in which the toe is placed.
2001 B. Weeks Curling for Dummies vii. 84 It's all in good fun, but be prepared for some ribbing if your stone comes up short of the Hog line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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